Agreements are rare. There’s something else much more common, and much less valuable. Expectations. An expectation is an uncommunicated rule. Some of our expectations for other people are unreasonable. For example: ❌They can never quit. ❌They can never question us. ❌They can never

Sometimes it feels like your life is on the line when you own a business. Everything seems urgent and important. It’s hard to think clearly. That’s because your brain goes into survival mode when your business is your identity. It’s easy to spend

What if there are no problems? Instead, there are obstacles. These obstacles literally form the path to your goals. Because if the obstacles weren’t there, you’d already be where you want to be. This means that identifying obstacles is the first step to

What really keeps you from delegating? You know you should do it. You realize you can’t grow unless you do. What gets in the way are the thoughts you have about it. ❌ It will take them longer. ❌ Last time it didn’t

There’s a little-known principle that will change the way you make decisions forever. Adopt it and save yourself years of doubt. ✅ There is no one right decision. There’s the decision you make, and you MAKE right with the way you think, feel

What’s more important when scaling a business: strategy or mindset? Each one uses a different part of the brain. You use the more advanced thinking part of your brain to learn and understand strategy. This part of your brain focuses on the future

If you ever have days where selling your business seems like the perfect solution, you’re not alone. Like when the third operations manager in a row quits and you have to jump back into running the day-to-day. Or when your most talented employee

What’s your winning strategy? All of us have one. Maybe yours is to be fast. Or to be smart. Or to do it yourself. For many business owners, it’s to be in control. For others, it’s to be liked. Whatever it is for

What triggers you in business? Is it your employees, your financials, your customers, or something else? Whatever it is, it’s pointing to the real work you need to do. What you avoid or react to is like a custom roadmap highlighting your path.